The value seems to roughly even out - assuming our late 4th this year turns into an earlier 4th next year, which is a pretty big assumption, and to me (and the nature of trades) is the Preds getting the lesser end of the deal. The team giving up their pick should always come out on top from a value perspective - otherwise why trade it in the first place?

At best, the value roughly evens out with us getting pick 203. Hopefully the fourth round is better next year and the guy at 203 manages to produce something.

At worst, we get a worse 2014 4th round pick than we had this year with whatever no-name we get at 203 tacked onto the deal.